Re: How to setup Multiboot environment with Windows XP Pro SP-2

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"Ernie" wrote:
This works as well on my SCSI Drive with this Boot.ini:
[XP normale Installation]
[boot loader]
timeout=5
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(3)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(4)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Part4" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(3)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Part3" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Part2" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Part1" /fastdetect
This boot.ini gives me the option to select the proper partition without editing it for the fist boot. After booting up, I change just the default entry.


Thanks for the feedback. If I understand you correctly, the boot.ini file
contents that you list works for your SCSI hard drives. Is that right? If it
is, the boot.ini ARC paths for SCSI are identical to IDE ARC paths.

*TimDaniels*
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